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Defining phenotypes and cancer risk in hyperplastic polyposis syndrome.
Diseases of the colon and rectum - 1 Feb 2011
Kalady Matthew F, Jarrar Awad, Leach Brandie, LaGuardia Lisa, O'Malley Margaret, Eng Charis, Church James M
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BACKGROUND: Hyperplastic polyposis syndrome is a rare syndrome of colorectal cancer predisposition. Patterns of inheritance of hyperplastic polyposis syndrome are not obvious and the clinical definition is relatively arbitrary. We hypothesize that there are multiple phenotypes included in what is currently called hyperplastic polyposis syndrome. We performed this review of a large series of patients who presented...
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